Muted welcome for Russia leader
Russia has 'elected' a new president, Dmitry Medvedev, to replace former president Vladimir Putin, as he served the maximum two terms as president. Medvedev won by a landslide, gatherin over 70% of the popular vote. Putin will be acting as Prime Minister now, but many believe he will be very influential over his close friend Medvedev.

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